- unitid
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{"value"=>"185495", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"*MGZEB 21-0010", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b22541438", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1972-1980", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1972/1980"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Clark Center photographs"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"8 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3.33 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Jerome Robbins Dance Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Clark Center for the Performing Arts was an arts organization founded in 1959 under the guidance and ethos of dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey. This collection documents the Center's programming from 1972 until 1980, under the direction of Louise Roberts."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Clark Center for the Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.).", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>The Clark Center for the Performing Arts was an arts organization founded in 1959 under the guidance and ethos of dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey. The center was driven to make dance accessible to all and create diversity in its presentation of new talent and emerging dance companies.</p> <p>Louise Roberts became the Clark Center's fifth director and supported the dancers and choreographers from 1970 to 1986. During this time, the Clark Center struggled to find a permanent home. In 1974 the building where the Center was based was sold, and the school and performances were temporarily held in the City Univerity of New York, or CUNY, Graduate Center Mall on West 42nd Street until 1978. The 1980 season was performed at the Symphony Space Performing Arts Center. During this time, Roberts was organzing to find a permanent space for the Clark Center in the theater district but struggled with the city and fundraising and ultimately resigned from the organization in 1986.</p> <p>Despite their real estate struggles, the 1970s were a very busy time for the Clark Center. Roberts continued the Center's <span class=\"title\">New Choreographers</span> series, <span class=\"title\">Women Solo Week</span> and beginning in 1975, the <span class=\"title\">Summer Dance Festival.</span> The performances included the work of dancers Loretta Abbot and Al Perryman, Pepsi Bethel, Charles Moore, Lucinda Ransome, and Kei Takei, as well as showcasing the work of smaller dance companies such as the Asian American Dance Theatre, Ballet Hispánico, and Philadanco.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>This Clark Center Photographs documents the performances and programming held in the City University of New York Mall located on 42nd street from 1972 until 1978 and the group's performance in 1980 at Symphony Space. The center's focus was presenting emerging dancers and modern dance companies. A dominant figure in the materials is Louise Roberts, Clark Center's director from 1970 to 1986, and compiler of this collection.</p> <p>The collection is comprised of photographic negatives and contact sheets of performances and rehearsals. The collection has a particular focus on the summer programming and the <span class=\"title\">New Choreographers</span> series.</p> <p>Most performances include both contact sheets and corresponding negatives. Still, some lack contact sheets and contain only negatives, and Carolyn Cord's <span class=\"title\">Women Solo Week</span> performance is missing corresponding negatives.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged chronologically.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Unknown</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>These photographs were removed from the Clark Center for the Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.) collection *MGZMD 176. There may be some overlap amoung contact sheets, but this collection contains the original negatives for many of the performances.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Emily P. Dunne</span> in <span class=\"date\">2021</span></p>"}
- date_start
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1972
- keydate
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1972
- date_end
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1980
- date_inclusive_start
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1972
- date_inclusive_end
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1980
- extent_statement
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3.33 linear feet (8 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Clark Center photographs, *MGZEB 21-0010. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}